Embossing-die.



.110.732,762. PATBNTBD JULY?, 1903. E. D. MAGFBB, Jn.

BMBossING DIE.

- APPLIOATION FILED I AB. 3, 1902.

N0 IODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented July. 7, 1903.

EDWARD DANIEL MACEEE, JR., or ROLLING HILL, VIRGINIA.

EM BOSSING-DIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 732,762, dated July 7,1903.

Application filed March 3, 1902. Serial No. 96,572. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD DANIEL MAO- FEE, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rolling Hill, in the county of Charlotte and Stateof Virginia, have invented a new and useful Embossing-Die, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to embossing-dies.

The object of theinvention is to provide a die which may in a ready andpositive manner and without the employment of special machinery for thepurpose be operated for embossing purposes; furthermore, to provide aready means of adjustment of the die with relation to the Work to beembossed.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination `of parts of an embossing-die,as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding paris, thereis illustrated one form of embodiment of the invention capable ofcarrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that theelements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape,proportion,

and exact manner of assemblage withoutde! parting from the spiritthereof. v In the drawings, Figure 1 isa view in elevation, exhibiting aphotographcard or mount with the die positioned thereon and ready to besubjected to pressure to effect embossing. Fig. 2 is a view inlongitudinal section, taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view invertical section, taken on'the line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspectivedetail view of the die with its parts separated and disposed in theorder in which they are assembled.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates the die-holding frame,comprising a base-bar 10, constituting a gage, and two guides 2O and 30,securedto the bar, forming an approximately U -sh'aped frame forreceiving the die.

- The bar is by preference made thickest at its is provided at itsterminals with upward-provthe width of the base a ledge 15 is presentedto engage with the edge of the card, as will presently appear. Theguides are provided on their inner or opposed edges with a plurality ofnotches 2l and 3l, which are disposed in parallel planes and are bypreference equally spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 4. The guides when thedevice is in operation are held from lateral yielding by a clamping-bar40, which is preferably made from thin sheet Inetal, having its endsformed into loops 41 and 42, suitably secured to the body of the bar,these loops being of a size snugly to fit the guides and to movethereon, as will be readilyunderstood -by reference to Figs. 1 and 4.

The die 50 comprises a plate bearing a cameo design and is provided atits ends on its front face with outwardly-extending flanges 5l and 52,which may be formed either integral with the die or be riveted orotherwise secured thereto, if desired, and the rear face of the diecarries two similar outwardly-extending iianges 53 and 54, the latterbeing somewhat shorter than the flanges 51 and 52, the two sets offlanges presenting terminal grooves 55 and 56, adapted to be engaged bythe guides. transversely across the grooves and are rigidly secured inthe plates, these pins being adapted to engage the notches 21 and 3l inthe guides to hold the die in adjusted position with relation to thebase-bar, the clampingbar'operating positively to prevent disconnectionof the pins from the notches when the die is in use. A

In the use of the device, the die having been adj usted with relation tothe base-bar tovbring Pins 57 and 5S are extendedA the design thedesired distance .above the edge of the card, the frame is disposed onthe card, as shown in Fig. 1, with the'guide-bar and lugs 13 and 14bearing against the edge of the card. The operator then grasps the frameand card between the thumb and foren IOO finger and inserts the oppositeend of the card between two rolls, such as the rollers of anordinaryburnishing-machine used by photographers, and the rollers arethen turned to feed the card forward to bring the terminals of theguides into contactwith the rollers, whereupon the operator releases hishold on the frame and continues the operation until the card and framehave been fed from between t-he rollers and the impression taken. Theburnishing-rollers are usually hot when in use, and this heat beingtransmitted to the die will cause it to impart a darkened hue to theimprint, thus to cause it to stand out clearly and sharply from thecard; but it is to be understood that the rollers may be cold, ifpreferred.

It will be seen from the foregoing` description that although the deviceof this invention is exceedingly simple of construction it will be foundof great utility in use to photographers, especially those of theitinerant class. Its use, however, is not to be limited to embossingprotographs, as it may be employed for embossing cards, letter-heads,and other articles and still be within the scope of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting-frameprovided with spaced guides, a die having its terminals slidably mountedupon the guides, means on the frame for holding the die properlypositioned over surface to be embossed.

2. A device of the class described, comprising an approximately U-shapedframe, a die having its terminals slidably mounted upon the guides,means on the frame for holding the die properly positioned over surfaceto be embossed.

vsavaa 3. A device of the class described, comprising a frame composedof a gage and alined guides having their opposed faces provided withrecesses, and a die provided with means to engage the recesses.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a frame composed of agage and alined guides having their opposed faces provided withrecesses, a die movable on the guides and provided with means tointerlock with the recesses, and a clamping-bar for holding the guidesagainst lateral yield with relation to the die.

5. A device of the class described, comprising va die, asupporting-frame provided with guides having notches, and pins disposedin the opposite ends of the die to engage the notches.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a die having grooves atits opposite ends, a supporting-frame for the die provided with guidesadapted to engage the grooves, and means for connecting the upper andlower ends of the guides.

7. A device of the class described, comprising a frame provided-With agage having laterally-extending lugs, a die adjustably associated withthe frame, and a clamping-bar coacting with the frame.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a frame provided with agage having yielding terminals, laterally-extending lugs carried by theterminals` and a die adjustably associated with the frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD DANIEL MACFEE, JR.

Witnesses:

JNO. L. WADE, JNO. LAWSON.

